TA basketball season off to rocky start, improving

Written by Tunica Times
Friday, 19 November 2010 21:18

Tunica Academy’s basketball season is officially underway, but victories on the court have been somewhat elusive in early rounds of play.Still, coaches are optimistic their teams will see improvement in coming weeks.On Nov. 8, the TA varsity and junior high Lady Blue Devils traveled to Marshall Academy, where they were swept by the AA rival Patriots.In junior high action, the Lady Devils fell 43-29 in a hard-fought match. Crystal Terry led the team in scoring, followed by Bailey Bounds, Hayley Holmes, Ellen Graves and Sally Perry. Official individual statistics weren’t available at press time. The varsity girls suffered a hard defeat at the hands of the Patriots, falling 64-22.